URGENT: "Listing" could prevent demolition.

9 April 2016

UPDATE, 1 JUNE 2016: Historic Environment Scotland have publish their decision NOT to grant Comiston Farmhouse "Listed" status [Link to documentation about the decision].

If the farmhouse can be "listed" by Historic Scotland before a Planning Application is lodged, this would likely prevent its demolition... but an application will probably be lodged by 27 April 2016, so RAPID ACTION is needed.

Anyone can lodge a request to list a building, and on the fourth page of the application form is a box to give the "Threat" the building is under, which will enable Historic Scotland to prioritise their assessment.

Visit: the Historic Scotland page describing how to apply. There you find a link to a PDF file which is the Application Form (here's a direct link to the PDF, but you may still wish to read about what's involved at the previous link).

Read more about "Listing" a building on the "Action Information" page of this site... and if you'd like to help save this modest but handsome example of a mid-19th century gentleman farmer's house (apparently designed by a pupil or employee of the renowned William Henry Playfair) then please act swiftly and send in a listing application.

Thank you.

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Lorraine Barron URGENT: "Listing" could prevent demolition. 2 June 2016

I regularly walk past this building and am horrified that it is set for demolition. A wonderful historic house with beautiful trees around, have lodged comment on council planning portal as suggested by recent flyers. It would be so detrimental for local residents and the surrounding area. It seems ridiculous that it hasn't any protection against this type of development.

Alan Faulds Planning Application 27 May 2016

It's now available - 16/02397/FUL

Gavin Sprott URGENT: "Listing" could prevent demolition. 3 May 2016

I am not local to the Comiston district, but came across this on Ian Murray's newsletter.

Ammo for those wanting to get this listed. There are a number of old and really interesting farm buildings in what has now become the City of Edinburgh, but they are being steadily eroded due to ignorance of farming history, and I can think of several that have been destroyed in recent years, where they might have been attractive and instructive ornaments to subsequent development. Although the steadings have all gone, the interest of this surviving farmhouse is as a prime example of the dwelling and status of a prosperous Lothian tenant farmer during the 19th cent. Then Mid and East Lothian actually led the world in agriculture, and people came from all over Europe and the emergent US to see how it was done. From the photos it looks remarkably as is must have been when it was built. Many of those on what are still working farms have been altered substantially. To destroy this would be an act of ignorant vandalism.

Simon Newton Ideas and other contributions please 26 April 2016

Thanks, Nicola, that sounds like an excellent use of the farmhouse. The planning application will be lodged soon, I expect, so when it's published if you'd like to visit the CEC Planning Portal online to find out how to make a "comment" (i.e. objection) based on your idea, that would add a voice to the campaign and put forward an idea personal to you and rather practical.

nicola hambling Ideas and other contributions please 25 April 2016

Hi there I work in the oxgangs area with a project called oxgangs sure start we help children and families along with health visitors etc I think that this would be a great building for all professionals and groups that work with children in the surrounding area to all work together to insure all children get the best start in life .and also keep a very well know building alive .

Comiston Farmhouse... Securing the Future

Transfer to the developers is complete